The Commandos from Hicksville High yearbook. Billy is in the back on keyboards. Source: BillyJoel.com.

﻿Baby all the lights are turned on youNow you're in the center of the stageEverything revolves on what you doAh, you are in your prime; you've come of ageAnd you can always have your way somehowBut everybody loves you now

You can walk away from your mistakesYou can turn your back on what you doJust a little smile is all it takesAh, you can have your cake and eat it tooLoneliness will get to you somehowBut everybody loves you now

Ah, they all want your white bodyAnd they await your replyAh, but between you and me and the Staten Island ferry . . . so do I

All the people want to know your nameSoon there will be lines outside your doorFeelings do not matter in your gameYeah, 'cause nothing's gonna touch you anymoreSo your life is only living anyhowAnd everybody loves you now

Close your eyes when you don't want to seeStay at home when you don't want to goOnly speak to those who will agreeYeah, and close your mind when you don't want to knowYou have lost you innocence somehowBut everybody loves you now

Ah, you know that nothing lasts foreverAnd it's all been done beforeAh, but you ain't got the time to go to Cold Spring Harbor . . . no more

See how all the people gather 'roundAh, isn't it a thrill to see them crawl?Keep your eyes ahead and don't look downYeah, and lock yourself inside your sacred wallThis is what you wanted, ain't you ﻿proud?'Cause everybody loves you now.

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